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ASIC called out over super fund disclosures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... Twitter, Cooper said: "How many free kicks can the super industry get? This was, I might remind everyone, first recommended in mid-2010 after a very compelling submission...pointing out how Australia lagged behind many other comparable jurisdictions ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... the Bloomberg US dollar spot index has depreciated by 2.1% from a 2019 high of 99.337 at the end of September to 97.28 in mid-October. It's currently at 97.76. However, underwriting these all is the Fed's resumption of QE (but don't call ...

Disgruntled chief executive wins $2.7million

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
GBST Holdings is facing a roughly $2.7 million bill after a former chief executive won a wrongful dismissal court claim against the financial services software company. Stephen Lake was GBST's chief executive and managing director from 2001 to 2015 ...

BlackRock merges ETF, unlisted fund sales teams in EMEA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
BlackRock has merged the teams responsible for sales of its iShares and unlisted managed funds products for its business in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The unified salesforce will be responsible for distribution of BlackRock's products to asset ...

New SMAs launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... forward, particularly due to the new FASEA code of ethics for financial advisers." The SMAs include growth, fixed income, mid-cap and large-cap options.

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... the chart below. The ABS' trend employment estimates shows persistent weakening in additions to total employment since mid-2018. Leading employment indicators - the ANZ job ads dropped by 10.4% in the year to September; the Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...

Ophir goes global

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
Ophir Asset Management has launched a small and mid-cap global fund to give investors access to a more diverse global market. Initially established in October last year as the personal investment strategy for Ophir portfolio managers and their families ...

Acadian appoints regional lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Acadian Asset Management has appointed a head of Asia Pacific. Chief executive of Acadian Australia, Andrew Hair will take over leadership of the Asia Pacific region in the newly created role. The promotion sees him take responsibility for Australia ...

Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... explaining its plan to buy Treasury bills at "an initial pace of approximately $60 billion per month, starting with the period from mid-October [October 15] to mid-November" before adjusting the timing and amount of T-bill purchases "at least into the ...

Bank of Queensland appoints operations chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... officer Matt Baxby, who has held the position for seven years, announced his departure in June. Baxby said he will step down in mid-October, shortly after the bank announces its full-year results. No commencement date has been set for Stafford, so in ...